Templates and guidelines for proceedings papers

These are our templates and guidelines for proceedings papers, they are there to help you prepare your work.

Essential guidelines

Please follow these essential guidelines when preparing your paper:

Templates

Authors must prepare their papers using our Microsoft Word or LaTeX2e templates, and then convert these to PDF format for submission:

Multimedia

If you would like to submit multimedia to accompany your paper, you might find these guidelines useful:

As a summary, please ensure the following:

  • Paper size is European A4.
  • Margins are 4cm (top), 2.5cm (left and right) and 2.7cm (bottom).
  • The paper includes the Orcid ID (https://orcid.org/), author name and affiliation (full address including country) with both personal and official Email ID.
  • There are no page numbers, or headers and footers, within the paper.
  • The PDF is free of formatting errors (e.g. corrupt equations, missing or low-resolution figures), since conversion from Word to PDF can introduce formatting errors.
  • Text is single spaced, not double spaced.
  • The PDF file is editable and not password protected.
  • All pages are portrait (landscape pages should be rotated).
  • Reference lists are checked for accuracy. References can only be linked via Crossref if they are correct and complete.
  • Figures are placed within the text, not collected at the end of the document.
  • The authors should ensure that they have applied for, and obtained, permission to reproduce in electronic form (and print form, where appropriate) any copyright materials to be included in the Work. It is the responsibility of individual authors to obtain copyright permission; the Publisher’s staff are unable to undertake this on their behalf. Failure to obtain copyright permissions can result in significant delays to publication
  • A thorough proofread is conducted to check the standard of English and ensure wording is clear and concise.

Note: It is advised to the author that if the paper submitted is not in accordance with the given guidelines, the paper shall be rejected. All rights reserved to the publisher/Organizer.